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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Brown Fay, II, Oxford, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/20 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01); B60B 33/06 (2006.01); B60B 33/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/12 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/20 (2013.01); A01B 69/007 (2013.01); A01D 41/127 (2013.01); B60B 33/0028 (2013.01); B60B 33/0039 (2013.01); B60B 33/0068 (2013.01); B62D 15/023 (2013.01); B60W 2300/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for sensing the angular position of a caster wheel includes a sensor mounted on a bearing which supports a shaft aligned with the rotational axis of the caster. A target on the shaft is detected by the sensor which generates signals indicative of the presence or absence of the target. The position of the target is coordinated with the position of the caster wheel such that the signals are indicative of the angular position of the caster wheel. The target may be a groove extending partially around the shaft and a remaining ungrooved portion of the shaft.